BEN AFFLECK’S critically-acclaimed re-telling of the 1980s secret rescue mission to Iran was enough to knock the spook out of Paranormal Activity 4 for the top spot. Check out what other movies drove audiences to the theaters this weekend:

1. Argo $12.4 M
2. Hotel Transylvania $9.5 M
3. Cloud Atlas $9.4 M
4. Paranormal Activity 4 $8.7 M
5. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D $8 M
6. Taken 2 $ 8 M
7. Here Comes the Boom $5.5 M
8. Sinister $5. 1 M
9. Alex Cross $5.1 M
10. Fun Size $4.1 M